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What is an acarus?

What is an acarus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (zoology) A mite, especially one from the genus Acarus.
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Pouring with tobacco liquor is fatal to these insects, and also to the ked, Hippobosca ovina, and to the tick, Acarus reduvius, if it fairly reach them.
It has not been demonstrated that the acarus so common in flour has had any injurious effect when eaten.
The acarus Scabiei causes itch, but fortunately it is rare in America.
A parasite known as the acarus folliculorum infests the sebaceous glands.
Scabs of any thickness may form, but the special features are the intense itching and the presence of the acarus.
The acarus autumnalis, or mower's mite, has been found in the skin of this part, and it is capable of causing great distress.

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